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hills. To the fouth-eaft, the Saltees. To 

 the fouth the ocean, and the colines about the 

 bay of Tramore. To the weft, Monavollagh 

 rifes 2160 feet above the level of the fea, 

 eighteen miles off, being part of the great 

 range of the Cummaragh mountains ; and to 

 the north-weft Slinaman, at the diftance of 

 twenty-ibur miles j fo that the out-line is 

 every where bold and diftinCt, though diftant. 

 Thefe circumftances would alone form a great 

 view, but the water part of it, which fills up 

 the canvafs, is in a much fuperior ftile. The 

 great river Sure takes a winding courfe from 

 the city of Waterford, through a rich coun- 

 try, hanging on the fides of hills to its banks, 

 and dividing into a double channel, forms the 

 letter ifland, both of which courfes you com- 

 mand diftinftly ; united, it makes a bold reach 

 under the hill on which you ftand, and there 

 receive the noble tribute of the united waters 

 of the barrow and the Nore, in two great 

 channels, which form the larger ifland ; en- 

 larged by fuch an acceffion of water, it winds 

 round the hill in a bending courfe, of the 

 freeft and moft graceful outline, every where 

 from one to three miles acrofs, with bold 

 ftiores, that give a fharp outline to its courfe 

 to the ocean ; twenty fail of fhips at PafTage, 

 gave animation to the fcene ; upon the whole, 

 the boldnefs of the mountain outline ; the va- 

 riety of the grounds; the vaft extent of river, 

 with the declivity to it from the point of view, 

 altogether form fo unrivalled a fcenery every 



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